PLEASE HELP. I have spent months inputting transactions after my father passed away, no one to show me how he was doing it. Apparently I have entered bills through, enter bills, then pay bills but it now looks different and the gst is missing when i did input it. I have handed this over as we are out of time and I am unwell, to my sister whom has been putting in entries through simply write chqs. Apparently this is what my Dad was shown to do by someone he hired for lessons. Is there anyway I can make these the same without deleting everything I have entered?
Adele Mallard
Shannon Sciuto
Its possible that it hasn't disappeared. You won't see the GST on the bill payment only on the bill that was paid.
Try opening the bill (not the bill payment) and see if the GST is there. If it is, there is no need to go back and change all of your bills & payments to cheques. If the bill payment date is correct and the business is reporting on a cash basis (check your last BAS) then your entries should be fine.
If the GST is missing, rather than redo every one, talk to a bookkeeper or accountant, they will help you prepare an adjustment to record the necessary GST for the purpose of preparing the BAS.
I hope this helps!!
Shannon.